To infect a cell, SARS-CoV-2 must bind to a receptor on the cell membrane, and the classic entry receptor is ACE2. Earlier studies had shown that ACE2 is expressed by sustentacular cells in the human ...

Two conflicting hypotheses compete to explain how a homing pigeon can return to its loft over great distances. One proposes the use of atmospheric odours1 and the other the Earth's magnetic field2 ...

This finding, plus the fact that both types of stimuli produce reaction in olfactory nerve cells, which control how our brain perceives what we smell, explains why we sniff to smell something, ...

The coronavirus does not appear to infect nerve cells in the olfactory epithelium and in the olfactory bulb, according to new research. It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the ...

Study on olfactory nerve cells shows why we smell better when we sniff. Mar 13, 2007. Developmental bait and switch: Enzyme responsible for neural crest cell development. Nov 1, 2012.

Realizing a Phase I human clinical trial commencing to test the efficacy and safety of the transplantation of olfactory cell nerve bridges to treat chronic spinal cord injury.

Researchers have only recently discovered an olfactory nerve that they believe is the route through which pheromones are processed. Nerve “O,” as it is called, slipped under the radar for many ...